Cashews vs Almond paste

CashewsAlmond paste
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 163 calories in cashews (1 oz, 28.4 g), 1040 calories in almond paste (1 cup, firmly packed, 227 g). Most of the calories in cashews come from fat.

More in cashews: vitamin K. More in almond paste: vitamin E, riboflavin (17×), total fat (4.8×), magnesium (4×) and 15 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cashews163 cal

1 oz (28.4 g) · 4.3 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 13.1 g fat

Almond paste1040 cal

1 cup, firmly packed (227 g) · 20.4 g protein · 109 g carbs (82.3 g sugars) · 63 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%112.5%225%
  • Vitamin E0.26 mg · 30.7 mg
    2%205%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.057 mg · 0.94 mg
    4%72%
  • Total fat13.1 g · 63 g
    17%81%
  • Magnesium73.7 mg · 295 mg
    18%70%
  • Copper0.63 mg · 1 mg
    70%115%
  • Folate19.6 µg · 166 µg
    5%41%
  • Carbohydrates9.3 g · 109 g
    3%39%
  • Fiber0.85 g · 10.9 g
    3%39%
  • Phosphorus139 mg · 586 mg
    11%47%
  • Protein4.3 g · 20.4 g
    9%41%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 390 mg
    1%30%
  • Niacin (B3)0.4 mg · 3.2 mg
    2%20%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.6 g · 6 g
    13%30%
  • Zinc1.6 mg · 3.4 mg
    14%31%
  • Potassium160 mg · 713 mg
    3%15%
  • Selenium3.3 µg · 9.5 µg
    6%17%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.057 mg · 0.19 mg
    5%16%
  • Iron1.7 mg · 3.6 mg
    9%20%
  • Choline17.3 mg · 64.7 mg
    3%12%
  • Vitamin K9.8 µg · 0 µg
    8%0%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4.5 mg · 20.4 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.23 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.073 mg · 0.082 mg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707493), Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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